Typewriting machine



April 28, 1936. B. c. STICKNEY TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed May 29, 1933 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR:

April 28, 1936. B. c. STICKNEY TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed May 29, 1933 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR:

April 28, 1936. B. c. STICKNEY TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed May 29, 1933 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 'NVENTOR:

April 28, 1936. B. c. STICKNEY 2,038,685

TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed May 29, 1935 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR:

i I a April 28, 1936. B. c. STICKNEY TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed May 29, 1953 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR:

Patented Apr. 28, 193

1 .UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,038,685 mawm'rmo MACHINE Burnham C. Stickney, Hillside, N. J., assignor to Underwood Elliott Fisher Company, New York, N. Y., a corporation of Delaware Application May 29, 1933, Serial No. 673,428

48 Claims. -(Cl. 191-131) A This invention relates to the use of carbonwebs in manifolding separate work-sheets. The separate plies of carbon-web may be wound upon one or more spools placed upon the carriage of the typewriting machine.

The objects of the invention are to improve the efilciency of the machine, to economize in cost of stationery, simplify the operation and increase the capacity, and to provide improved condensed record-devices, etc.

. An Underwood bookkeeping machine is illustrated, but the invention may be applied to other machines, either'with or without adding mechanism.

v The platen in a fan-fold typewriting machine is generally mounted upon a hinged frame, which swings the platen upwardly and. forwardly to an inverted position. In the present invention a different kind of swing-frame is employed, and it is swimg upwardly and rearwardly from normal position. The platen therefore does not obstruct the manipulation of the carbons and work-sheets,

nor does the operator have to reach above and their forward ends are held up by the operator while he thrusts the sheets one by one rearwardly under the elevated platen and drops them upon the assembling bed.

The bed is provided with side guides for the sheets, and also with stops or gages against which the rear ends of the sheets are set.

These gages are clear of the carbon-webs For this purpose the bed is made wider than the carbons; and upon the bed is fixed at each side one of the gages. 'Ihe carbons may thus lie or travel between said gages, but the latter have sufficient dimensions so that they may be engaged by the rear corners of the work-sheets, to align the same.

These gages are made adjustable forward and back for a. distance of many inches, so as to accommodate different lengths of work-sheets, and also so as to provide for different depths of printed headings upon the sheets. The sheets, by being set back against the gages, are brought to their printing positions, so that they do not d any further adjustment. It is only necessary to swing the platen homeupon the gathered sheets and carbons, and proceed at once to write the first line of typing without readjustment of the sheets upon the platen.

'Ihe platen, as it is swung down, encounters the sheets which lie upon the bed, and folds or presses down their forward portions. From the 5 front of the bed may extend a hinged leaf which is pressed down by the descending platen together with the pack of sheets and carbons lying thereon; the assemblage of sheets and carbons bending down around the corner or front portion of the 10 bed, where the leafis hinged to the main bed. The platen as it descends doubles the pack downwardly, and its un er side becomes enveloped in said pack, and pre es the pack down against the usual feed-rolls, which run upon the underside of .the platen. The pack forms a loop which is thus pressed into the cradle which is formed by the usual bottom sheet-metal paper-guiding apron.

Upon the front of the carriage is mounted a deflector to support and guide the front end of the pack of sheets while the descending platen is doubling the pack in the cradle. This deflector is then swung back to form a front paper-guide and presses the pack against the front of the platen.

During this pack-doubling operation, the sheets are held against disarrangement by means of a spring-clamp. The clamp is mounted in open condition upon the bed, and is automatically swung over and down upon the sheets, and holds them firmly so that hey will not become disarranged by the action of the platen, in thrusting down the pack into the throat which forms between the bed and the front deflector.

The platen-swing-frame may be provided with as a latch to hold it down in working position, and this latch may be connected to cause said clamp to open when the down-swinging platen presses the sheets against the bottom feed-rolls. Thus the pack of sheet is always firmly held, and it may now be readily advanced by rotating the platen. The sheet-clamp will remain open until the assembling of the next pack of sheets is completed.

The platen-swing-frame is pivoted tothe caseshift frame of the machine. This case-shift frame is mounted upon the main carriage, to shift up and down for capital letters. From the ends of the case-shift frame, extend rearwardly and upwardly a pair of arms, and the platen-swing frame is hinged in said arms.

The platen when elevated is above the range of vision, so that the operator can see beneath it, and can see the carbon-spools at the back of of the machine, and can conveniently reach beneath the platen for manipulating the sheets and parts.

The adding mechanism in an Underwood bookkeeping machine extends up to an elevation above the typewriter platen. One of the features of the present improvements relates to overcoming the resulting difficulty, and to conveniently assembling the sheets and carbons and conducting them down in front of the adding mechanism and in rear of the'platen and under the latter.

The platen-swing-frame is constructed to clear the dogs that form a part of the adding machine, and are usually adjustable along the rear side of the carriage. The work-sheets lie fiat upon the bed above the dogs. form, to afford a view of the racks and dogs of the adding mechanism.

The gages for the rear ends of the sheets are so placed that when the platen is pressed down and forms the pack of sheets into a loop, the

front ends of the sheets will be at-the printing point in the exact position required, so that typing may proceed as soon as the platen is swung down. The sheet-gages being adjustable forwardly and backwardly, permit nice pre-set adjustment of the sheets relatively to the printing line on the platen, so that the first typing will fall upon the desired line which is printed upon the form.

The spools are mounted upon the main carriage of the typewriter and need not travel forwardly, but may stay in one place. The carbons may be rewound upon the spools, after the completion of the typing of each page. The rewinding may be done by means of a take-up spring. Each spool-core may be connected by a light spring to its main shaft, so as to afford a yielding action and guard against tearing of the carbon. When the forward or fly-leaf ends of the carbon-webs are worn out, fresh portions of the carbon-webs may be pulled forwardly from the spools, and the worn portions are then trimmed ofi.

There may be carried around the platen a condensed record-sheet. Ihis sheet may permanently stay in place upon the platen, to be swun up therewith away from the interleaving bed. When the platen is down, the record-sheet will feed around the platen together with the pack of work-sheets and carbon-leaves. When the platen is up, the record-sheet is retained thereon by means of special rolls mounted upon the platen-swing-frame and running upon the platen at its end portions only. Said rolls engage the side margins of the condensed record-sheet, whose width exceeds that of the main worksheets. As is common in fan-fold machines, especially those which embody the Underwood bookkeeping mechanism, the line-space wheel is connected by means of a gear-train to the platen. Said train consists of a gear which is fixed to the line-space wheel, and a pinion on the platen-frame which meshes with said gear, and also a gear upon the platen which meshes with said pinion, whereby the platen is held steady by a spring-detent which works in the usual line-space wheel. In the present illustra tion, when the platen-frame is swung upwardly the platen-gear is swung out of mesh with said line-space gear. The present invention provides The bed is made of skeleton a loading'bed which is mounted upon the typewriter-carriage. This figure illustrates the forward ends of carbon-leaves being held ready to drop upon a work-sheet when the latter has been deposited upon another carbon-leaf lying in the bed or box.

Figure 3 shows the gathered sheets and carhon-leaves as being clamped against the gathering bed, and shows the platen being dropped to printing position.

Figure 4 shows the next step to Figure 3. At Figure 4, the pack of sheets is shown as being folded and tucked down by the descending platen, while the sheets are held firmly clamped to the bed whereby the sheets are being mechanically brought to the correct printing position seen at Figure 1. a

Figure 5 shows the typing of a page as having been completed; the pack of work-sheets and carbons having been fed around the bottom and front of the platen and upwardly towards the rear of the machine.

Figurev 6 shows the platen as having been swung up, thereby releasing the work-sheets; and the latter are now pulled or stripped forwardly clear of the carbons, which may be automatically rewound upon their respective spools. A condensed record-sheet is shown as retaining its position upon the platen, being. swung up therewith.

Figure 7 is a plan, with some parts in section, showing the present improvements, with the parts in normal printing positions.

Type-bars I0 strike against the front of a platen H revolubly mounted upon an axle l2 in a frame, the latter being supported upon a carriage l3 sliding upon rear rail I4 and front track 15. bookkeeping machine, is spring-propelled and controlled by a letter-feeding mechanism. Releasable feed-rolls I5 It: run upon the bottom of the platen, which overlies the usual paperguiding apron IS. The usual front wing-scale is seen at I5 Thenovel manner of gathering work-sheets l6 and carbon-leaves I1 is illustrated at Figure 2, in which the platen is shown as elevated well above its dotted-dine printing position, so that. the work-sheets and carbons may be manipulated in the ample space which is afforded below the platen and above the carriage.

The platen swing-frame or bail includes arms l8, hinged at l8, and united by a. cross-bar 20. The arms l9 have journal bearings for the main axle I! of the platen. Said swing-frame is hinged upon a pair of brackets 2| secured by screws 22 to the ends 23 of the platen-frame,

The carriage, as usual in an Underwood which may be eitherfixed to the carriage l3 or frame to swing up and down for printing upper and lower case types.

Said brackets 2| extend upwardly and rear wardly and bend backwardly over the usual parts of the adding mechanism in said machine, seen at Figure 1, and including denomination-jacks 24 and operating dogs 25 therefor; these adding parts usually rising to a level which is substantially above the normal printing position of the platen, Figure 1.

When the platen is elevated to the full-line Figure 2 position, the first work-sheet l6 may be laid upon a gathering bed 26, which occupies a position between the platen-swing-frame arms I 9 and extendsrearwardly from the intake side of the platen. The bed has a pair of separated headgages 21, against which the rear ends of the worksheets are set. These gages are adjustable forwardly and rearwardly. The bed may have openings 25 for access to dogs 25.

The work-sheets fit loosely between side guides 28, so that it is only necessary to drop a worksheet upon the bed between the side guides, and set it back to the head-gages 21; whereupon a carbon-leaf I1 may be swung down upon the same. 4

A second work-sheet l 6 may be deposited upon said carbon-leaf. Then the next carbon may be swung down upon said second work-sheet, and so on, for as many work-sheets and carbons as may be' desired. The gathering box may be made in sections adjustable for width, and fastened by screws 28 upon cross-bar 28 which forms part of a rear extension of the main carriage-frame; said extension including rear carriage-arms 28 connected by said cross-bar 28".

These carbon-leaves may be pulled off from one or more spools 29, mounted preferably one above another in rear of hinge I8 and of the gathering bed or box. The carbons are somewhat narrower than the work-sheets, so that the carbons may swing down and travel between the opposite headgages 21. The gages, however, are sufficiently broad to afford satisfactory engagement therewith by the rear corners of the work-sheet; and

.they are adjustable forwardly and backwardly for different lengths of sheets and for different printin positions of the sheets, being secured by screws 21.

The platen is so high as seen at Figure 2 as to facilitate holding up the front end of the pack of carbon-leaves in the fingers and dropping them one after another as required. The large opening below the elevated platen and above the carriage has also the advantage of permitting the work-sheets to be introduced into the gathering box from the front and thrust rearwardly against the head-gages 21.

The forward portion of the pack of sheets may rest upon a table-leaf 30, which may be hinged at 3| to the front end of the bed 26. This leaf thus forms a forward extension of the gathering bed, and only a short end of the gathered sheets needs to project forwardly from the extended leaf, so that for some kinds of work said forward end may be self-supporting.

It will be seen at Figure 2 that the platen swings so far upwardly and rearwardly off from the carriage, as to leave an ample opening under the platen into which the work-sheets may be conveniently thrust rearwardly into the gathering box -and against the head-gages, while the carbon-leaves may be pulled forwardly from the spools under the platen and conveniently held up by means of their forward ends and conveniently oearcu nun dropped one by one upon the work-sheets as they are laid in place.

The main or rear portion of the interleaving; bed does not project into the path of the descending platen, but the leaf which is pivoted to the front of said main portion gives the latter a sufficient extension to afford ample support for the pack; and it is conveniently swung down out of the way by the platen, all of the sheets being pressed and held between the platen and the spring-pressed leaf, so as to insure a smooth bending of the pack over the corner between the main work-bed and the swing-down leaf, as the platen tucks the pack down into the throat.

In this way, the sheets may be brought automatically to correct typing positions with relation to the front scale l and are ready for typing the first line thereon; it only being necessary to adjust the head-gages 21 forwardly or rearwardly to secure the desired printing position of the sheets, which therefore do not need to be adjusted after the platen has dropped upon them, thus saving an operation.

The carbons are quickly interleaved with the work-sheets, and mechanically brought to correct printing positions, and it will be evident that a substantial advantage is gained by this invention, as compared with web-manifolding machines of standard manufacture, because of avoidance of the necessity of printing long workweb embodies several plies, one ply for each kind of repeated form. All of the piles are printed at the same time, requiring the use of a wide original web. The type-forms accordingly have to be mounted upon a printing cylinder of great length. The cylinder has to be made of great diameter, in order to prove stiff at the printing operation. Each type-form therefore has to be repeated several times around its printing cylinder, whose circumference is very large. Moreover, a large quantity of forms has to be printed, in order to keep down the average cost of a printed form. The expense of printing an initial quantity of webs, therefore, is so great as often to defeat the sale of a fan-fold typewriter. The cost of the first lot of stationery may mount to many times the cost of the fan-fold typewriter itself. But, by reason of the present invention, the use of work-webs is avoided. The sheets may be printed upon an ordinary small printing press, and the form needs to be set up only once, as it may be altered before printing each different kind of form. The cost of stationery therefore being negligible, conduces to ready introduction of manifolding typewriters. The speed of operation of the invention is high, inasmuch as it-is not necessary to load a set of carbon-sheets at intervals, the sheets are brought quickly to printing position, and other time savings are also effected, as well as economy of carbon-paper.

' webs for use upon standard machines. Each such After the work-sheets and carbons have been gathered, and before the pack has been tucked down, a sheet-clamp 32 may be swung down to hold the sheets firmly upon the table, as at Figures 3, 4. This clamp may be swung down automatically by a spring 33, the movement being controlled by a lift-arm 35 that is provided upon one of the arms 36 upon which the clamp-bar 32 is mounted. Said clamp-bar and arms 36 form a bail which is pivoted at 34 to the brackets 2|.

The lift-arm 35, which is pressed by clamping spring 33, is restrained at Figure 2 by a pin 31 projecting from arm 19 of the platen-swingframe. As said swing-frame is swung downwardly, the spring 33 carries down the clamp 32 as permitted by the pin 31, and finally clamps the gathered sheets upon the front end of the gathering bed as at Figure 3.

The spring 33 continues to clamp the sheets upon the bed during the remainder of the downward swing of the platen-frame from the fullline stage at Figure 3 to the dotted-line printing position.

During this latter portion of the descent of the platen, it strikes the pack of sheets where they rest upon the spring leaf 38, and presses down the pack, and the leaf. The pack is doubled down over the front comer or end of the bed, and the leaf is swung downwardly and rearwardly to the position at Figure 4. The pack of sheets is thus formed into a loop which envelops the under side of the platen, with the front end of the pack extending upwardly and forwardly, Figure 4.

Upon the front of the platen run a set of rolls 38 mounted upon a rod or shaft 40, the latter fixed to arms 38 which are hinged at 48 upon brackets 39 fixed upon the platen-frame ends 23. The rolls 38 are adapted to run upon the side margins of the work-sheets, and may be adjusted along the rod 40 in a known manner.

There are also adjustable along the rod 40 splined work-retaining fingers 42 which extend up to hold back the middle portions of the workpack, so that the whole pack may be held smoothly against the platen at the printing line.

While the platen is elevated, the rolls 38, rod 40 and guides 42 form a deflector which occupies an open position extending forwardly and upwardly from the hinge 40. This deflector may form a support for the forward ends of the sheets when they are being gathered, and later as they are being pressed down by the descending platen. It will be seen that the platen tucks the pack down into a throat, of which the rear member is the spring leaf 30, and the front member includes said deflector 38, 40, 42.

As the platen-frame l8 swings down, a projection 45 thereon strikes an operating arm 46 on the hinge-pintle 40, and swings said arm with its deflector-members 38, 40 and 42, to a position to press the work-pack back against the front of the platen, the parts being held normally .n this position by a double-acting spring 41, Figure 1. This spring is also adapted to hold the deflector-parts in the open-throat positions shown at Figure 2, to which open position the deflector is rocked by means of a projection 48 on said arm of the up-swinging platen-frame.

The deflector remains in its open position until the platen has nearly finished its descent, but is continuing to press the sheets downwardly as well as rearwardly against the spring leaf. The rolls 38 and front paper-guide 42 are moving back to their paper-holding positions at Figure 4, just before the descending platen reaches its printing position; and the pack of paper is brought tautly and firmly against the platen at the printing line.

Upon each of the swinging side arms i3 is provided a stud 49, which swings down against a cam-edge 50 that is provided upon a latch p'voted at 52 to the platen-frame and snapped forwardly by a spring 53. This latch is similar to that which is usual in the Underwood fan-fold typewriting machine. The pin 49 presses back the cam 50, which forms the nose of a hook; and finally the hook-portion 54 of the latch catches over the pin 43, to hold down the platenswing-frame firmly in printing position, Figure 1. Said latch 5| also forms a means for releasing the pack-clamp 32 from its effective position at Figure 4; the forward edge of the nose of the hook 54 now engaging a pin 55 that is provided upon the forward end of a link 56, the link being pivoted to an arm 51 upon the clamp-frame 32, to raise the clamp against the tension of its spring 33. The normal position of the clamp is just a little above the work, as seen at Figure 1.

The spring 33 tends always to close the clamp 32 upon the sheets; but the clamp is held up while the platen is fully elevated, as at Figure 6. During the descent of the platen, the pin 31 swings down and is followed by the arm 35, due to the tension of the spring 33; and when the platen has made about one-half of its descent,

the clamp 32 is forced by the spring 33 to press the work upon the bed 26, as at Figure 3. The spring maintains the clamp closed during the lowering of the platen to the full-line position of Figure 4, and also until the platen reaches the Figure 4 dotted-line printing position, thereby thrusting the sheets against the feed-rolls l5", l5". At this time the hook 5| latches over the pin 49, and simultaneously carries forward the pin 55 and its link 56, releasing the clamp 32 from the sheets, as it is no longer necessary to clamp the latter upon the bed.

The platen-swing-frame may be provided with a counterbalancing spring 58, Figures 1 and 7. The platen-swing-frame when tilted up, rests against a stop 58 provided upon the end of the bracket 2|.

The drop leaf 38 is depressed against a spring 60, the latter serving to return the leaf to working position and to hold it elevated, at Figure 2; this leaf having side-edge gages 6| which form continuations of the gages 28 upon the main body of the bed or table. Other side-guides Gl may be provided for the forward ends of the sheets, and adjustably clamped at 6i upon the front bar of the main carriage l3. These side-guides til are especially useful with the shorter worksheets, which do not lie far back in the aligning bed 26.

At the beginning of the typing of the page, the upstanding forward ends of the work-sheets l6 are retained at the delivery side of the platen by means of the fingers 42, the sheets being confined between said fingers and a paper-table 62 which extends along the top of the platen. The platen is line-spaced by a handle 63, Figure 7, and the sheets are fed upwardly over the platen, and are shown at Figure 5 at the completion of the typing of the page.

The swing-frame l3 may now be raised from printing position, and its pin 48 may lift the arm 46 to swing forwardly the front paper-fingers 42, together with the front rolls 38 and their supporting arms 39, these parts turning as a unit upon the hinge 40 and releasing the work-pack and pressing the spring 41 past dead center; said spring thereupon completing the swinging of the aforesaid parts 42, etc., to the open position at Figure 2, for deflecting the next inserted pack. The typed sheets l6, no longer confined by the fingers 42, may be brought forwardly and down to 'a flat condition, and stripped or pulled out from the carbon-leaves H, as will be understood from the diagram Figure 6.

The carbon-leaves I! may be retracted by means of light coiled take-up springs 64', which rewind the carbons upon the cores 29. Each spring is very lightly tensioned, so that the .carbon may readily yield to a pull thereon, thus avoiding danger of injury. The tension may be 'just suflicient to rewind the carbons to the extent seen at Figure 2, the extent of the rewinding corresponding with the length of the typed page.

The spool may be detachably fitted upon a square shaft 66, which is removably mounted at one end in the carriage-bracket 28. The shaft may be releasably secured by a latch 61, the other end of the spool-shaft being fitted in a loose hub 68 adjoining the barrel69 which carries take-up spring 64. The hub 68 can be rotated relatively to the spring-barrel; but the extent of rotation is limited by means of a follower 18, which has finally the follower reaches the end of the groove and is arrested thereby, and this terminates the free play of the carbon-leaf relatively to the stationary spring-barrel 69.

Said barrel, however, may itself be forcibly rotated, by giving a somewhat stronger pull upon forward end trimmed ofi from time to time; while at any time the take-up spring 64 will rewind the carbon upon the spools to the extentabove noted.

The barrel 69 may also be revolved at will by means of a handle 15 extending forwardly and returned by a spring 16. This handle is connected'at its rear end to an arm 11 carrying a pawl 18, to mesh with a ratchet 19 fixed to the main barrel-hub 88, as by means of a set-screw 8| said barrel being loosely rotated upon a stubshaft 82 fixed in hub 68 and journaled in a bracket 83 that is vfixed upon the arm 28. A knob 83 is-fixed to the main barrel-hub 88, for winding{ or unwinding the carbon if desired. Said arm 11 may be connected by a link 84 to a similar arm 85, having a ratchet 86 to operate a ratchet-wheel -upon the lower spool. To-and-fro movement of the handle 15 will cause intermittent unwinding of both spools against the opposition of the friction devices.

when the entire page has been typed as at Figure 5, the carbon-leaves are found to have been withdrawn from the spools substantially to the extent permitted by the volute groove 1 I. Upon the platen being elevated and the pack being swimg forwardly and brought to a level position,-

the front ends of the work-sheets I6 may be grasped to strip them from the carbons. If the carbons should stick to the work-sheets, so that the latter would tend to pull the carbons still further forwardly, such pull would be resisted by the friction washers 13 and springs 14, so that the work-sheets would release thecarbons and not unwind the spools farther. Then the opera tor may grasp the forward ends of the carbons and raise them to the position at Figure 2 for gathering a fresh pack asabove explained.

Provision is also disclosed for making condensed records. The condensed record-sheet 81 is held permanently wrapped upon the elevatable platen-by front and rear feed-rolls 88, 89. The rolls and the sheet rise with the platen, as at Figure 3. The record-sheet 81 may be manifolded by the uppermost carbon-leaf I1.' But, if desired, amain work-sheet I6 may be laid upon said top carbon-leaf, and there may be provided for the record sheet or sheets 81 a special carbon sheet or sheets, to enwrap the record-sheets and to be permanently held interleaved'therewith by the rolls 88, 89. These rolls run upon the side -margins of the condensed record-sheets, as seen in Figure '1; the condensed record-sheet being wider than the main work-sheet I6.

The front rolls 88 may be adjusted along slots 98 in the top paper-shelf 62. The rolls 89 may be carried upon spring arms 9| adjustable along a rock-shaft 92, having a releasing handle 93 for. convenience in casting ofl the rolls, when inserting ,and withdrawing condensed record sheets. The slots 98 extend far enough out from the platen to permit the rolls 88 to be withdrawn from the condensed record sheets.

When the platen is in depressed position, as at Figure 1, it is in the control of a spring-pawl 94, which works .in the notches of the usual line-space wheel 95.

In machines of the elevating-platen class, the line-space wheel 95 is usually connected to a gear 96, which is companion to a coaxial gear 91. Both gears are shown in mesh with a common pinion 98, so that the platen is positively entrained with said line-space wheel 95. Similar gears and pinions are provided at the opposite end of the platen, as indicated at 99, I88, I8I.

In the form of the invention herein shown,

.the platen-gears 91, 99 swing up away from the pinions 98, I8I, but means is provided to keep arms I9 of the platen-swing-frame, so that it may swing down against the platen. It is normally held up by an arm I84, which is rigid with the brake, and which normally rests upon a pin I that projects from the end of the platen-shift-frame 23, which does not rise when the platen is elevated. A spring I86 throws the brake I82 down upon the platen as soon as permitted by, the pin I85. Hence the platen cannot rotate, but, after being elevated and dropped, presents the'same line of the condensed recordsheet to the types as before it is elevated.

The line-spacing "of the condensed recordsheets is effected by the handle 63, together with the main work-sheets; and since said handle 63 is employed for returning the carriage to begin a new line, it happens that the condensed record-sheets are line-spaced, and are ready for co-operation with the next inserted work-sheets.

This condensed-record-manifolding' mechathe platen is elevated to clear the sheets, in'a' machine in which the platen-gears are drawn away from their companion gears. However, the condensed-recordinvention is also applicable ments may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of a platen, paperfeed devices coacting with the under side of the platen to pass a work-sheet under and up around the front of the platen, an intercalating bed supported upon said carriage and extending rearwardly from the platen and paper-feed devices, for intercalating work-sheets with carbon webs, a frame for supporting the platen upon the carriage for displacement upwardly from printingposition, to afford clearance for the intercalating operation, said bed having at the side a gage for the rear ends of the work-sheets, to position the latter so that their forward portions project forwardly to overlie said exposed paper-feed devices, and a carbon-web supply supported in the rear of said gage to permit forward movement of the carbons with the work-sheets over said bed, the carbons passing alongside said gage, said-paperfeed devices becoming effective, when the platen has been returned to printing-position, to cooperate with the platen to grip the sheets preparatory to typing the page.

2. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of a platen, paperfeed devices co-acting with the under side of the platen to pass a work-sheet under and up around the front of the platen, a work-sheet-loading bed supported upon said carriage and extending rearwardly from the platen and paper-feed devices, a frame for supporting the platen upon the carriage for dispacement upwardly from printingposition, to efiect removal of said platen from the vicinity of said feed-devices to expose the latter for superposing work-sheets thereover, said work'sheet-loading bed having gages for the rear ends of the work-sheets to position the latter, so that their forward portions overlie said exposed paper-feed devices, and a carbon-web supply supported in the rear of said work-bed to permit forward movement of the carbons with the work-sheets over said bed, said gages being mounted at the sides of the path of the carbons,

.said paper-feed devices becoming effective, when the platen has been returned to printing-position, to co-operate with the-platen to grip the sheets preparatory to typing the page.

3'. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the

combination with a carriage, of a platen, paperfeed devices coaoting with the under side of the platen to pass a'work-sheet under and up around the front of the platen, a work-sheet-loading bed supported upon said-carriage and extending rearwardly from the platen and paper-feed devices, a frame for supporting the platen upon the carriage for displacement upwardly from printing-position, to effect removal of said platen from the vicinity of said feed-devices to expose the latter for superposing work-sheets thereover, said work-sheet-loading bed having sideguides for the work-sheets and also having gages for the rear corners of the work-sheets adjustable along said side-guides to position the worksheets, so that their forward portions overlie said exposed paper-feed devices, and a carbon-web supply supported in the rear of said sheet-loading bed to permit forward movement of the carbons with the work-sheets over said bed, said carbons passing between said gages, said paper-feed devices becoming effective, when the platen has been returned to printing-position, to cooperate with the platen to grip the sheets preparatory to typing the page.

4. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of a platen, paperfeed devices coacting with the under side of the platen to pass a work-sheet under and up around the front of the platen, a work-sheet-loading bed supported upon said carriage and extending rearwardly from the platen and paper-feed devices, a frame for supporting the platen upon the carriage for displacement upwardly from printingposition, to effect removal of said platen from the ter for superposing work-sheets thereover, said work-sheet-loading bed having a side-gage for the work-sheets, and also having a gage for the rear ends of the work-sheets to position the latter, so that their forward portions overlie said exposed paper-feed devices and carbon-web spools supported in rear of said work-bed for idle movement for advance of the carbons with the worksheets, said rear gage being mounted to clear the carbons, said paper-feed devices becoming effective, when the platen has been returned to printing-position, to co-operate with the platen to grip the sheets preparatory to typing the page.

5. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a-carriage, of a displaceable platen, main sheet-feeding means co-operative with the platen only in the normal position of the latter and above which the platen is raised by its displacement, a work-sheet-loading bed disposedupon said carriage at a level betweenthe normal and displaced positions of the platen, a leaf movable to and from sheet-supporting position under the displaced platen and forwardly ahead of said bed, and a carbon-web supply supported in rear of said work-bed for idle movement with the loaded work-sheets, said platen effective, when returned to printing position, to encounter and press the pack of sheets against said sheet-feeding means.

6. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of a displaceable platen, a worksheet-loading bed upon said carriage, and having separated adjustable gages for the rear ends of the Work-sheets, a carbon-websupply supported in rear of said gages, and means to cooperate with the platen, when returned to printing position, to grip the sheets, said bed having opposite adjustable side gages for the worksheets, the bed and rear gages and, side gages forming a box to fit the sheets, and the carbonbecome enveloped. in said pack and to press the same against the feed-devices preparatory to typing the page, a gage for the rear ends of the work-sheets, said gage being out of the path of the carbon-webs, and releasable means for clamping the pack upon the bed.

8. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of an elevatable platen, a worksheet-loading bed mounted upon said carriage so that work-sheets thereon extend forwardly beneath the elevated platen, a gage for the rear ends of the work-sheets, a releasable clamp for said sheets, a carbon-web supply permitting forward movement of the carbons with the work-sheets,

the descending platen being effective to bend the work-pack down from said bed, andmeans to cooperate with the platen, when lowered to print? ing position, to grip the pack preparatory to typing the page;

9. In a typewriting machine, the combination of an elevatable platen, a work-sheet-loading bed below the elevated platen, gaging means for the rear ends of the work-sheets, a carbon-web supply, releasable means to hold the work against the gaging means in position to be bent down by the descending platen, and means to co-operate with the platen,at the conclusion of its descent, to grip the pack preparatory to typing the page.

10. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a raising and lowering frame for the platen, a work-sheet-loading bed having gages for the rear ends of the work-sheets, a carbon-web supply, means connected to said frame to grip the pack when lowering the platen, and then to release the pack, and means to co-operate with the platen, when returned to printing position, to grip the sheets preparatory to typing the page.

11. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a raising and lowering frame for the platen, a worksheet loading bed having gages for the rear ends of the work-sheets, a carbon-web supply, means connected to said frame to grip the pack when lowering the platen, and then to release the pack, said bed being mounted so that the pack extends forwardly under the elevated platen, to be pressed down by the platen and envelop the bottom thereof, and means to co-operate with the platen, when returned to printing position, to grip the sheets preparatory to typing the ive when the platen is returned to printing posi-- tion, to co-operate with the platen to grip and feed the sheets.

13. In a .typewriting machine, the combination of a displaceable platen, sheet-feeding means, a

work sheet-loading bed, a gage for the rear ends of the work-sheets, a leaf extending from said bed and movable to and from sheet-supporting position under the displaced platen, a carbon-web supply, and releasable means for clamping thev gaged sheets, said platen effective, when returned 5 to printing position, to depress the leaf and press the pack of sheets against said sheet-feeding means.

14., In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of a platen, a frame whereon said platen is mounted for upward and rearward movement, a work-sheet-loading bed upon said carriage and having gaging means for the rear ends of the work-sheets, said platen movable past the front end of said bed, a carbon-web supply supported at the rear of the bed, an automatically releasable clamp for the gaged sheets, said platen effective in its downward movement to bend down 15. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a displaceable platen, sheet-feeding means, a. work-sheet bed, a gage for the rear ends of the work-sheets, a hinged leaf to extend from said bed under the displaced platen, a spring to raise the leaf, and means for clamping the gaged sheets, said platen effective, when returned to printing position, to" depress the leaf and release the clamp and press down the packof sheets against said sheet-feeding means.

16. In a typewriting machine, the combination of' a platen, a frame whereon said platen is mounted for upward movement, a. work-sheetloading bed having gages for the rear ends of the work-sheets, said platen movable past the front end of said bed, a spring leaf to extend forwardly from the bed under the platen, a carbon-web supply supported at the rear of the bed, the carbonwebs moving between said gages,'a clamp for the gaged. sheets, said platen effective in its downward movement to press aside said leaf and bend down the front of the clamped pack and envelop its underside there n', means to enable the platenframeto release the clamp, and means to cooperate with the platen, when returned to printing position, to grip the pack.

17 In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a frame whereon said platen is mounted for upward movement, a work-sheetloading bed having gages for the rear ends of the work-sheets, said platen movable past the front end of said bed, a spring leaf to extend forwardly from the bed under the platen, a carbon-web supply supported at the rear of the bed, the carbonwebs moving between said gages, a clamp for the gaged sheets, said platen effective in its downward movement to press aside said leaf and bend down the front of the clamped pack and envelop its underside therein, means to enable the platenframe to release the clamp, and means to co-operate with the platen, when returned to printing position, to grip the pack, both said bed and said spring leaf having side guides for the worksheets, said clamp being normally released, and

means to enable the descending frame to ,close the clamp preparatory to bending down the sheets.

18. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, paper-feed devices at the bottom of frame, for supporting the platen for displacement upwardly, a work-sheet-loading bed for support-- then be dropped to printing position and buge down the front portion of the work pack and become enveloped in said pack and press -the same against the bottom feed-devices preparatory to typing the page, and a deflector in front of the platen for the front ends of the descending the'platen, means, including a shiftable platensheets, said deflector mounted for rearward movement to press the sheets against the lowered platen, to serve as sheet-feeding means, gaging means for the worksheets, an open clamp for the gaged sheets, means for automatically closing and opening said clamp, and a spring normally pressing means to open and close said deflector, the

latter when open extending upwardly and forwardly to form one side of a throat into which the pack is tucked by the descending platen.

19. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a displaceable platen, sheet-feeding means, a

work-sheet bed, a gage for the rear ends of the work-sheets, a hinged leaf to extend from said bed 'under the displaced platen, a spring to raise the leaf, means for clamping the gaged sheets, said platen effective, when returned to printing position, to depress the leaf and release the clamp and press down the pack of sheets against said sheet-feeding means, side guides on said bed for the sheets, and side guides mounted in front of the platen for the forward ends of the sheets; all of said guides being adjustable.

20. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of a platen, a counterbalanced frame for swinging the platen upwardly and rear- -wardly from printing position, a work-sheetloading bed extending rearwardly under the elevated platen, and having a gage for the rear ends of the work-sheets, a carbon-web supply supported in rear of said work-bed, said gage clearing said carbon-webs, means to co-operate with the platen, when lowered, to grip the sheets preparatory to typing the page, said bed having side guides for the work-sheets, a normally open clamp for the work-sheets, said clamp controlled by said frame, a spring leaf extending under the elevated platen and depressible thereby, front side guides for the sheets, a front deflector, and means to open the deflector to receive the front end of the descending pack, and to cause the deflector to press the sheets against the front of the lowered platen.

21. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of a displaceable revoiuble platen, a worksheet-loading bed upon said carriage and having a gage for the rear ends of the work-sheets, and also having a side gage for the work-sheets, a carbon-web supply in rear of said work-bed, a deflector in front of the platen and I shiftable forwardly away from the platen to a cast-oif position, the descending platen being eflective to tuck down the pack of sheets between said bed and said cast-off deflector, a pressure device encountered and engaged by the platen when the platen has been returned to printing position, to co-operate with the platen to grip and feed the sheets, said rear gage being mounted to clear -the carbon-webs, and means to close the deflector against the sheets on the front of the returned platen,

22. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a displaceable platen, a front deflector, sheetfeeding means co-acting with the platen, a work sheet-loading bed disposed at a level above said sheet-feeding means and below the displaced platen, a gage for the. rear ends of the worksheets, a, leaf extending from said bed under the displaced platen towards said deflector, and a carbon-web supply, said platen effective, when returned to printing position, to press aside the leaf and tuck the pack of sheets between the bedand the deflector and down against said sheet-feeding means the latter remaining idle until encountered by the platen at the end of its return.

23. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a displaceable platen, a front deflector, sheetfeeding means co-acting with the platen, a worksheet-loading bed disposed at a level above said sheet-feeding means and below the displaced platen, a gage for the rear ends of the worksheets, a leaf extending from said bed under the displaced platen towards said deflector, said deflector being shifted forwardly when the platen is displaced, a carbon-web supply, said platen eflectiye, when returned to printing position, to press aside the leaf and tuck the pack of sheets between the bed and the deflector and down against said sheet-feeding means, and means for moving said deflector back to the platen to guide the pack up in front thereof.

24'. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a displaceable platen, a front deflector, sheet feeding means, a work-sheet-loading bed, a gage for the rear ends of the work-sheets, a leaf extending from said bed under the displaced platen towards said deflector, a carbon-web supply, said platen effective, when returned to printing position, to press aside the leaf and tuck the pack of sheets between the bed and the deflector and down against said sheet-feeding means, said deflector including a rod extending along the platen, feed-rolls upon said rod, a sheet-guide extending from said rod upwardly at the front of the platen, hinge-arms carrying said rod to and away from the platen, and a spring to press the rolls against the platen.

25. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a displaceable platen, a front deflector, sheet-feeding means co-acting with the platen, a work-sheet-loading bed, a gage for the rear ends of the work-sheets, a leaf extending from said bed under the displaced platen towards said deflector,

a carbon-web supply, said platen eflective, when returned to printing position, to press aside the leaf and tuck the pack of sheets between the bed and the deflector and down against said sheetfeeding means, a frame whereon said platen is mounted for upward displacement, and means controlled by said frame as the platen is displaced upwardly for casting off said deflector to receive the tucked-down sheets and for closing said deflector to sheet-feeding position, as the platen in its return movement reaches the printing position.

26. In. a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of a platen, paper-feed devices to press upon the underside of the platen, means for supporting the platen upon the carriage for displacement upwardly, a work-sheet-loading bed upon said carriage for supporting a pack of worksheets inserted under the elevated platen, a carbon-supply spool supported in rear of said workbed, whereby the work-sheets may be deposited, one by one, upon the bed, and eachv overlaid by a carbon fly-leaf extending forwardly from the spool, and whereby the platen may then be returned to printing position and press down the front portion of the work-pack and become enveloped in said pack and press the sameagainst the feed-devices preparatory to typing the page, a take-up spring for said spool, to rewind the carbon-web thereon after typing the. page, a stop being provided for limiting the rotation of the spool by its spring, and a friction device to oppose rotation of the spool, said friction device yieldable to a force greater than that of the spring, to permit carbon-web to be permanently paid off from the spool.

2'7. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of a platen, paper-feed devices to press upon the underside of the platen, means for supporting the platen upon the carriage for displacement upwardly, a work-sheet-loading bed upon said carriage for supporting a pack of worksheets inserted under the elevated platen, a carbon-supply spool supported in rear of said workbed, whereby the work-sheets may be deposited, one by one, upon the bed, and each overlaid by a carbon fiy-leaf extending forwardly from the spool, and whereby the platen may .then be returned to printing position and press down the front portion of the work-pack and become enveloped in said pack and press the same against the feed-devices preparatory to typing the page, a take-up spring for said spool, to rewind the carbon-web thereon after typing the page, a stop being provided for limiting the rotation of the spool by its spring, a friction device to oppose rotation of the spool, said friction device yieldable to a force greater than that of the spring, to permit carbon-web to be permanently paid mi from the spool, and a handle having means to overcome the resistance of said friction device and rotate said spool at will.

28. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of a platen, paper-feed devices to press upon the underside of the platen, means for supporting the platenupon the carriage for displacement upwardly, a work-sheet-loading bed upon said carriage for supporting a pack of work-sheets inserted under the elevated platen,

a carbon-supply spool supported in rear of said work-bed, whereby the work-sheets may be deposited, one by one, upon the bed, and each overlaid by a carbon fly-leaf extending forwardly from the spool, and whereby the platen may then be returned to printing position and press down the front portion of the work-pack and become enveloped in said pack and press the same against the feed-devices preparatory to typing the page, a take-up spring for said spool, to rewind the carbon-web thereon after typing the page, a stop being provided for limiting the rotation of the spool by its spring, a friction device to oppose rotation of the spool, said friction device yieldable to a force greater than that of the spring,

to permit carbon-web to be permanently paid off from the spool, a handle having means to overcome the resistance of said friction device and rotate said spool at will, and a knob connected to apply force to overcome the friction device and rotate the spool in either direction.

29. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of a platen, a feed-roll to run upon the underside of the platen, a line-space detent-device for the platen, means for supporting the platen upon the carriagefor displacement upwardly from the feed-roll, said line-space detent-device being operative when the platen is in writing position, a work-sheet-loading bed upon said carriage, carbon-supply carriers,

for holding a condensed record-sheet permanently upon the platen to be elevated and depressed therewith, said auxiliary feed-rolls also being operative to prevent the record-sheet from skewing on the elevated platen.

31. In a typewriting machine having a revoluble platen, the combination with line-spacing,

devices tending to hold theplatenagainstrotation, and means for elevating the platen, said platen when elevated being out of control of said linespacing devices, of feeding means for holding a condensed record-sheet permanently upon the platen to be elevated and depressed therewith,

. means being also provided to prevent accidental rotation of the platen when elevated out of printing position. I

32. In a typewriting machine having a revoluble platen, the combination with means for elevating the platen, of feeding means for holding a condensed record-sheet permanently upon the platen to be elevated and depressed therewith, means being also provided to prevent accidental rotation of the platen when elevated out of printing positiomsaid prevention means including a normally released lock, and means dependent upon the elevation of the platen for bringing said look into use to prevent platen rotation.

83-. In a typewriting machine having a revoluble platen, the combination with means for elevating the platen, of feeding means for holding a condensed record-sheet permanently upon the platen to be elevated and depressed therewith,

platen to be elevated and depressed therewith.

means being also provided to prevent accidental rotation of the platen when elevated out of printing position, and rolls engaging the side margins of the record-sheet for holding it upon the platen, said rolls running upon the front and back of the platen, and being releasable to facilitate introduction and withdrawal of the record-sheet.

35. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of a platen, line-spacing devicestending to hold the platen against rotation, a feed-roll to run upon the underside of the platen, means for supporting the platen upon the carriage for displacement upwardly from thefeedroll, a work-sheet-loading bed upon said carriage, carbon-supply carriers, whereby thework-sheets may be deposited, one by one, upon the bed, and

each overlaid by a carbon fly-leaf extending forwardly from a supply-carrier, and whereby the platen may then be returned to printing position and co-operate with the feed-roll to grip the sheets preparatory to typing the page, meansto retain a condensed record-sheet permanently upon the platen, means to prevent accidental rotation of the elevated platen, said platen in its elevated position being out of control of said line-spacing devices, and means for holding a condensed record-sheet permanently upon the platen to be elevated and depressed therewith, said platen-holding means being operative automatically to prevent accidental rotation of the platen when elevated out of printing position.

36. A paper-carriage organization for a manifolding typewriter, including a revoluble platen, devices to feed intercalated work-sheets and carbon-webs forwardly around the bottom of the platen and upwardly to the printing-line thereon, an intercalating bed upon which to deposit separate work-sheets alternated with carbon webs, said bed extending rearwardly from said platen and having side gages for the work-sheets, said platen being mounted for upward movement oif and away from the intercalating bed, to afford a clearance for depositing the sheets one by one upon said bed alternately with the forward end portions of the carbon webs, said platen and its mounting forming a depressible looper for the intercalated work-plies, to tuck them down into a loop below said bed, and press the loop down upon the feeding devices, and so present the leading portion of the pack to the types at the front of the lowered platen.

37. The invention as set forth in claim 36, having printing-line gages upon said bed against which the rear ends of the work-sheets are gaged, said rear-end gages being in position to locate the forward end of the pack in the proper posi tion to begin the first line of typing thereon at the conclusion of the looping operation.

38. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a revoluble platen, paper-feed devices at the bottom of the platen, means supporting the platen for displacement upwardly away from the paperfeed devices, a work-sheet-loading bed for gathering a pack of work-sheets below the elevated platen, a carbon-web-carrier in rear of said sheetloading bed, whereby work-sheets may be laid, by downward, facewise, and therefore quickly effected, movement, one by one upon the bed and interleaved with one or more carbon fly-leaves extending forwardly from the web-carrier and overlaid one by one upon the corresponding work sheet or sheets, and whereby the platen may then be dropped to printing position and bulge down the front of the work-pack and become enveloped in said pack and press the same against the bottom feed devices preparatory to typing the page, and a deflector in front of the platen for the front ends of the descending sheets, said deflector mounted for rearward movement to press the sheets against the, lowered platen to serve as sheet-feeding means.

39. The invention as set forth in claim 36, having at the sides gages for the rear ends of the intercalated work-sheets, the carbon webs passing freely between said rear gages.

40. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a revolubleplaten, paper-feed devices at the bottom of the platen, means supporting the platen for displacement upwardly away from the paper-feed devices, a work-sheet-loading bed for gathering a pack of work-sheets below the elevated platen, a carbon-web-carrier in rear of said sheet-loading bed, whereby work-sheets may be laid, by downward, facewise, and therefore quickly effected, movement, one by one upon the bed and interleaved with one or more carbon flyleaves extending forwardly from the web-carrier and overlaid one by one upon the corresponding work sheet or sheets, and whereby the platen may then be dropped to printing position and bulge down the front of the work-pack and become enveloped in said pack and press the same against the bottom feed devices preparatory to typing the page, said sheet-loading bed having gaging means including an end-gage to locate the worksheets for said bulging down of the front portion of the work-pack, an open clamp for the gaged sheets, and means for automatically closing and opening said clamp in correspondence with the lowering and raising of the platen.

ll. The invention as set forth in claim 38, a spring normally pressing said deflector against the lowered platen.

42. The invention as set forth in claim 38, said deflector including independently-adjustable margin-guides, and a sheet-guiding finger between said margin-guides.

43. The invention as set forth in claim 38, said deflector having a spring effective to hold the deflector in opened or closed position.

44. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a revoluble platen, paper-feed devices at the bottom of the platen, a shiftable frame supporting the platen for displacement upwardly away from the paper-feed devices, a work-sheet-loading bed for gathering a pack of work-sheets below the elevated platen, a carbon-web-carrier in rear of said sheet-loading bed, whereby worksheets may be laid, by downward, facewise, and therefore quickly effected, movement, one by one upon the bed and interleaved with one or more carbon fiy-leaves extending forwardly from the web-carrier and overlaid one by one upon the corresponding work sheet or sheets, and whereby the platen may then be dropped to printing position and bulge down the front of the work-pack and become enveloped in said pack and press the same against the bottom feed devices preparatory to typing the page, and a deflector in front of the platen for the front ends of the descending sheets, said deflector mounted for rearward movement to press the sheets against the lowered platen to serve as sheet-feeding means, saidframe having means to open and close the deflector.

45. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a revoluble platen, paper-feed devices at the bottom of the platen, means supporting the platen for displacement upwardly away from the paper-feed devices, a work-sheet-loading bed for gathering a pack of work-sheets below the elevated platen, a carbon-web-carrier in rear of said sheet-loading bed, whereby work-sheets may be laid, by downward, facewise, and therefore quickly effected, movement, one by one upon the bed and interleaved with one or more carbon flyleaves extending forwardly from the web-carrier and overlaid one by one upon thecorresponding work sheet or sheets, and whereby the platen may then be dropped to printing position and bulge down the front of the work-pack and become enveloped in said pack and press the same against the bottom feed devices preparatory to typing the page, and a deflector in front of the platen for the front ends of the descending sheets, said deflector mounted for rearward movement to press the sheets against the lowered platen to serve as sheet-feeding means, said deflector when open extending upwardly and forwardly to form one side of a throat into which the pack is tucked by the descending platen.

46. The invention as set forth in claim 36, having a deflector to be overlain by the sheets in front of the platen to serve in guiding the sheets down in forming a loop at the tucking operation.

'47. The invention as set forth in claim 36, having a deflector in front of the platen coa'cting to cause the bulged down sheets to envelope the plat n, said deflector being mounted for rearward movement to press the sheets against the lowered platen and to co-operate with said paper- 48. In a manifolding typewriter, the combination with a platen, of intercalating means including a work-sheet support having side gages for the sheets and also having a gaging means for the rear ends of said sheets, and spool means having wound thereon carbons narrower than the work-sheets, said spool means being mounted at the rear of the sheet-support, said end gages being arranged at the sides of the paths of the carbon-webs, to be engageable by the corners of the rear ends of the work-sheets.

BURNHAM C. S'I'ICKNEY. 

